I have the same problem, with the IDE. If urgent for my case, download jdk-8u171-nb-8_2-linux-x64.sh from netbeans.org.
Before install run autoremove openjdk-8-"all" and netbeans if is installed. And then install jdk-8u171-nb-8_2-linux-x64.sh this package contains jdk 8 Best Alejandro -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1763091 Title: netbeans fails to start due to java9 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/netbeans/+bug/1763091/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs